436 Embroidering Flowers (2/2)
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Ning Que explained the method he used to Eldest Brother in private. He told him about the Great Spirit.
Eldest Brother ruminated over it in silence before coming to the same conclusion as he had.
Cultivators who could use the iron kettle would definitely be able to use more powerful methods than the iron kettle. Those iron kettles were more suitable for Ning Que in his current state.
However, Eldest Brother did not think that Ning Que's idea was useless. He seemed to have guessed Ning Que's intentions of making these iron kettles.
Eldest Brother did not say it out loud. Instead, he sighed, and left the stream.
Ning Que stood by the stream and thought in silence before leaving.
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In the meadows, Second Brother's little servant was feeding the wolves, horse, goose and the old yellow bull. He was in charge of taking care of these beasts at the back of the mountain.
The precious food such as Solomon's seal that Ning Que used to feed the Big Black Horse came from Sixth Brother. He only found out later that these were all brought back by Eleventh Brother when he was tasting the flower and grass at the back of the mountain.
Ning Que would become jealous of the food and treatment that the animals got whenever he thought of that.
After speaking with the little servant and finding out Second Brother's plans for the afternoon, Ning Que ascertained that Second Brother would not be at the mid-lake pavilion later in the afternoon. Then, Ning Que played with the Big Black Horse which looked resentful. They cantered around on the meadows for a while, and then, Ning Que headed to the mid-lake pavilion stealthily.
Seventh Sister was embroidering flowers at the mid-lake pavilion. The light on the lake reflected onto her face, making her look ethereal.
Ning Que sat beside her and said cheekily, ”Senior Sister, Second Brother isn't around, why do you have to pretend to be demure and elegant?”
Lifting her head and glaring at him, Seventh Sister said, ”When have I ever pretended?”
Ning Que replied in good fun, ”Did you not hear that ruckus by the stream earlier today?”
Seventh Sister said, ”Do you think that I am the scholar who can be selectively deaf?”
”Then why didn't you come and join us?”
”I do not like joining trouble.”
”Look, you're pretending.”
”Dare you say it again?”
”Every time something happens at the back of the academy, Senior Sister will be the first one to arrive there. You are really my warmhearted and kind Senior Sister.”
Seventh Sister said sarcastically, ”I wonder what kind of oddity you have invented again. I didn't feel like watching. It is more important to guard my pavilion.”
Ning Que had destroyed the mid-lake pavilion when he tried out the Talisman Arrows last time.
Ning Que said, ”Speaking of which, I have found something fun recently.”
Seventh Sister's eyes were tired from embroidering flowers, and she was sick of pretending to be demure. Her eyes brightened when she heard Ning Que's words and asked, ”What fun? Did you find it at the market?”
Ning Que shook his head, and took out the blueprints for the houses by Yanming Lake. He placed it on her embroidery and said, ”I bought a large house a few days back.”
Seventh Sister looked at the lines of the lake and said, ”It is indeed good to stay by the lake.”
Ning Que replied, ”The lake is the left eye of the God-stunning Array.”
Senior Sister was shocked. She looked up at him and did not say anything.
Ning Que pointed at Yanming Lake on the paper and said, ”I want to borrow the left eye of the God-stunning Array and set a tactical array on the houses by the lake. But you know that your Younger Brother isn't very smart at these kinds of things.”
”You managed to plant the array flags lopsidedly back then. You are not just dumb. You are an idiot.”
Seventh Sister corrected.
Ning Que asked, ”Senior Sister, are you interested?”
Seventh Sister's eyes grew brighter. She had long been entranced by the paper and did not even look at him. She said, ”Setting an array is much more interesting than embroidering flowers.”
Ning Que wrung his hands nervously, saying, ”Can you get this done in a hundred days?”
Seventh Sister said, ”What kind of array do you want? To kill or to defend?”
Ning Que replied, ”Is there a kind of array that can cast my Psyche Power to all ends of the lake?”
Seventh Sister waved her hands and said, ”That's simple. I just need ten days.”
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